By Senior Reporter Oliver Thomas
Posted at 18:12 on August 29, 2024
On Saturday afternoon, Nottingham Forest’s head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers, his previous team, to the City Ground for a Premier League match.

Last season, both teams were unable to split their two score draws, which included a thrilling 2-2 draw at the City Ground in April.

Following a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on the first weekend of the Premier League season, Nottingham Forest secured their first three points last Saturday when they defeated Southampton 1-0 on the road behind a goal from Morgan Gibbs-White in the second half.

But the Tricky Trees have subsequently lost 4-3 on penalties to Newcastle United on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at the City Ground, and they are out of the EFL Cup in the second round.

Summertime acquisition Joe Willock of Newcastle opened the scoring with an 18-second volley five minutes into Jota Silva’s full debut. However, two horrendous spot kicks from Taiwo Awoniyi and Ibrahim Sangare ultimately proved costly in the shootout.

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After losing their first two games of the season to London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea—the latter of whom defeated Wolves 6-2 at home last weekend—five Premier League teams have yet to earn a point this season.

In a wild first half, goals from Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer were cancelled out by Wolves’ Matheus Cunha and new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen. However, defensive errors marred their play in the second half, as Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick for the Blues in 14 minutes before Joao Felix sealed the victory 10 minutes from time.

With the exception of those demoted from the Premier League following season, Wolves (20) is the team with the most losses in the division from the beginning of 2023–24.